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humre

verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

beslektet med humle (I)a bumblebee related to humle (I)a bumblebee

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. om hest: knegge dempet med lukket munn of a horse: to nicker, to whinny softly with the mouth closed
    • hestene humret mot oss da vi kom i stalldøra the horses nickered at us when we appeared in the stable doorway
  2. om folk: le dempet of people: to laugh quietly, to chuckle
    • karene humrer og ler the men are chuckling and laughing